The lead administrative team for the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Schools once Superintendent Dr. Les Omotani's retirement takes affect on July 1 is now in place. more

The planned renovation of all 18 holes at Lawrence Village Country Club has found its way into a sand trap, and now some members are worried that unless a commitment by local lawmakers is made to complete the project, many golfers will go elsewher more

When Woodmere physician Dr. David Chideckel was conducting medical research on catastrophic illness, he stumbled on hundreds of people who were Holocaust survivors. After hearing numerous examples of the horrors these people had to deal with while surviving the attempted complete elimination of European Jewry during World War II, he decided that these stories needed to be preserved so future generations know about the full brutality of Hitler's Nazi regime. more

Five months after a federal judge threw out a civil rights lawsuit brought by five District 15 parents against the Board of Education, the battle is far from over. The plaintiffs are now raising funds to appeal the August decision at the appellate level and to try to ward off a suit brought by the Lawrence school board against the parents to recoup the money the district has spent to defend itself — more than $150,000, district officials say. more

Eleven months after Morena Vanegas and three of her children were killed in a North Lawrence fire, relatives sobbed through much of Monday’s opening day of the trial that will determine whether neighbor Caleb Lacey was responsible for the victims’ deaths. more

In the wake of some high profile burglaries that occurred in a few residential Lawrence neighborhoods late last year, one village trustee is making a case to police officials that more enforcement is needed in the community. more

The Lawrence Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) unanimously approved a new variance on Jan. 13 for Congregation Bais Medrash of Harborview's new building under construction that will operate only on the Sabbath and high holidays. However, while the BZA is allowing the synagogue to construct a facility beyond what village code allows, they also sent a message to Bais Medrash officials never to consider trying to operate a 24/7 congregation that requires parking. more

Nearly five years after plans were first conceived to construct a new Peninsula Public Library (PPL) facility adjacent to Zion Park in Lawrence, an offer on the property has been made but there has not been any indication of whether the Village of Lawrence Board of Trustees would support selling the land. The PPL recently made a $700,000 offer for the 9,000 square foot parcel adjacent to the Lawrence Long Island Rail Road and Zion Park land located behind the Lawrence train station, but has not received any indication from Lawrence village officials on whether they are receptive to the offer. When asked if the village was seriously considering the PPL's offer, Lawrence mayor Simon Felder said "we're still going over issues that need to be addressed," but would not give specifics. more

Cheating in school has been a problem across the country for generations, and Hewlett High School senior Shira Shamir decided that finding the root cause of academic dishonesty would make for an interesting social science research project. Shamir surveyed 202 of her fellow students, and got some interesting answers to her questions about how some of them justify cheating, whether on a test or copying a homework assignment. more

As the people of Haiti struggle to clear the rubble created by last week's devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake, Five Towners are doing their part to donate money and supplies to the region. more